The pros at FiveStarPick.com are looking forward to another winning day in the NFL postseason. Today we are hot on the NFC Divisional Playoff game between Arizona Cardinals and the New Orleans Saints.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Saints as 7-point home favorites with a total of 58.

Arizona is coming off one of the most exciting playoff games in NFL History with a 51-45 overtime victory over Green Bay. The Packers were down 31-10 at one point in the game, but overcame the deficit to force OT.  The Packers won the toss, but Aaron Rodgers coughed up the game winning fumble and allowed the Cardinals to score on a defensive touchdown to advance on to the second round. Kurt Warner was sensational in this game throwing for 379 yards and five touchdowns.

The Cardinals are now 7-0 Against The Spread this season as an underdog and a perfect 5-0 Against The Spread when getting points on the road.

The Saints started their season 13-0, but haven’t won a game since December 13th.  New Orleans dropped each of its last three regular season games including losses to Dallas, Tampa Bay, and Carolina.  Their offense is still the number 1 scoring offense in the league with 510 total points this season, but Drew Brees and company managed just 44 points total in his final three weeks.  Sean Peyton’s squad started the season 6-0 Against The Spread, but finished just 2-8 Against The Spread in their final 10.

The underdog has been the play the last three seasons in the divisional playoffs, with the team receiving points in this round going 10-2 Against The Spread.  Arizona was the dog in every post season game they played last year, but still cashed tickets all the way to the Super Bowl.

Kickoff is 4:30 PM EST today and will be televised nationally on FOX.

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The pros at FiveStarPick.com are looking forward to another winning day in the NFL postseason. Yesterday we gave our members the Jets +3, and today we are hot on the NFC Wildcard game between the Green Bay Packers and the Arizona Cardinals.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Packers as 1.5-point road favorites with a total of 48.

Green Bay (11-5 SU, 11-4-1 Against The Spread) comes into the playoffs winning seven of its eight games and going 7-0-1 against the spread. Last week the Packers came into a meaningless game in Arizona and totally dismantled the Cardinals 33-7 as three-point road underdogs. Aaron Rodgers connected on 21-of-26 throws for 235 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions.  What’s interesting is that since the Pack’s loss to the Bucs, Rodgers has a 14/2 touchdown-to-interception ratio. As a matter of fact, he has not been picked off in seven of his last eight games, and has only thrown 7 interceptions all year.

Rodgers has two prime targets in All-Pro wideouts Greg Jennings and Donald Driver. Jennings had 68 receptions for 1,113 and four touchdowns during the regular season, while Driver caught 70 balls for 1,061 yards and six scores. Rodgers also has a veteran in the backfield in RB Ryan Grant. Grant has emerged in 2009 with 1,253 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 4.2 yards-per-carry.

Arizona (10-6 straight up, 9-7 Against The Spread) will look to Kurt Warner today to lead their team back to the promise land.  Warner played just a few series last week, but completed 4-of-6 passes for 31 yards without no touchdowns or interceptions.  Warner made 15 starts this year and threw for 3,758 yards with a 27/14 TD-INT ratio. 

The All-Pro veteran QB will need to step up his game today, because Arizona has been plagued with key injuries. Arizona CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has a knee contusion that limited him in practice this week, but he has been upgraded to “probable.”  Anquan Boldin remains “questionable” and hasn’t practiced all week.  He is considered a game-time decision.

Boldin’s absence would be a big loss for the Cardinal air attack. This year, Boldin accumulated 85 receptions for 1,029 yards and five TDs. His dynamic partner, Larry Fitzgerald, had 97 catches for 1,019 yards and 13 TDs.

Arizona’s ground attack has improved with the addition of Beanie Wells. Wells and Tim Hightower have combined to rush for 1,391 yards and 15 TDs.

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Tonight we will be giving our members the winner of the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Cardinals as 3.5-point road favorites with a total of 45.

The NFC West race seems to be back in the hands of the Arizona Cardinals, but the 49ers are starting to hit a stride.  The 49ers have lost six games by less than a touchdown this season and they are still fighting.

Arizona is 8-4 this year after their Super Bowl loss. What’s interesting is that the majority of the Cardinals’ wins have been on the road, winning five of six games away from Glendale. Their only road defeat was at Tennessee, 20-17 in Week 12 and Kurt Warner was on the bench.  Arizona allowed a 99-yard touchdown drive ending the Cards’ five-game road winning streak.

San Francisco enters tonight’s game at 5-7 SU and 7-3-2 against the spread. The 49ers are a solid 4-2 SU and against the spread at Candlestick Park. In their four (4) home victories, the Niners have allowed ten points or less. In their  two home losses, the Niners have given up 45 points to the Falcons and 34 to the Titans.

The Cardinals crushed the Vikings, 30-17 in their last outing. Warner threw for 250 yards and three (3) touchdowns on a solid Minnesota defense and Adrian Peterson was held to just 19 yards on 13 carries against the 12th-ranked rushing defense in the league.

In their first meeting, the Cards fell to the Niners, 20-16, at University of Phoenix Stadium, cashing as 5 ½-point road ‘dogs. The Niners’ defense held the Cardinals to only 1 TD touchdown.

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